Debunking MKBHD Apple Durability Claims!
Debunking MKBHD Apple Durability Claims!
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) believes that durability and reparability are on two other ends of a spectrum, if you want to create a durable product, it cannot be reparable. I don’t agree with him, a product that is not repairable is not durable either, especially since most electronics are prone to failure or degrade over time. If you are bored of…
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MKBHD is a sell out, unsubbed him. He is essentially a shill.
Well said and well explained
Good video but are you perhaps confusing durability for longevity? My definition of durability is for a device to survive mishandling better e.g. survive an accidental drop or two. Ensuring you can change a battery for longevity isnt quite the same as durability
Sounds very Persian…
MKBHD: *Makes the most basic video intro*
Smoothbrain MKBHD fans: "OMG that's the best intro in the history of YouTube!"
not forget that with glued up phone you cant realy completely taken down the power od the phone as you can with removable battery. basically you are live with all that data been transferred 24/7. perfect tracking device (also add smart watches etc to that) for all the spam., you're getting into your screens..
oh, about headphones: batteries in samsung buds are actually much more approachable to replace than in apple lineup (you can find a lot of videos about that). apple deliberately glue and make impossible (even with proper tools you destroying parts etc)to service and replace parts in their products (sama goes for ios etc). just stay away from tat kind of companies that making fool out of you, there's enough alternatives out there.
I am in Australia and you are the most informative and neutral opinion tech reviewer on the web. Congratulations, great job mate.
Android smartphones had a replaceable battery and expandable storage while the phones themselves were disposable 😂
Hi, good you called MKBHD out for his misinformation. I remember watching that video and realizing MKBHD lacks integrity and honesty. My PhD focused on e-waste, sustainability and circularity, greenwahsing is indeed everywhere. Repairability and durability indeed go hand in hand in most cases, just like you pointed out. Most reviewers don't address how toxic e-waste is and how it ends up in low-income countries, but mindlessly sell products to consumers.
People say this and I can agree in some aspects, but more on the software side. I had an iPhone 7 from new until I got my iPhone 15 pro. Phone was still getting security updates even after it was meant to stop. Yes the battery wasn’t great but I COUlD have paid apple £50 to replace it. I’ve never experienced another manufacturers who offers that longevity. Also I get what he’s saying about serviceability but the things demonstrated are from yester year. The masses would never buy a modern equivalent if they were as clunky and bulky vs a sleek modern design that everything is soldered on which allows for these slim form factors.
Some kids put my older phone, with no ip68 rating, in water, it died, and the repair was a similar price ti the new phone. :))
The repairability lf newer phones has become a joke.
In my case it was a prety bad situation, with the phone being put in water a few times and than left in the sun for like 30 minutes, it made the water evaporate inside and it probably shorted everythyng so there was alot of components to change. But still.
Nowadays i try to buy phones with ip68.
Preferably with micro sd slot for upgrading storage too.
I wish i could replace the battery of my curent phone as i had it for 3 years and indeed the battery has degraded. Though not that bad, it can still hold up for almost a day using it as normal, with 120 hertz screen and limited charge to 85%.
But i feel that replacing the battery at a service might be dificult and the ip rating might not be accurate anymore.
Great work. New subscriber here.
I know that accent anywhere haji
To be fair people screw up PC installs with lego like parts.
I can at least understand the perspective Apple and now Samsung has.
But yeah, it would be nice to have standards across the board.
Marquez is just Elon and Tim Cook’s lap 🐕. He has zero credibility.
Really nice video but plastic is not a good material as you won't keep it forever there are better materials for long lasting and recyclability
I have seen this for a long time as well. I never have an Iphone but I owned 2 ipods. I was wondering why I could not replace the ipod battery. I have to say the old ipod is actually more durable, the newer one which is around the age of iphone 6 just came apart and I could not put it back together. It still work for a time despite being in that state, that is until one day it died completely. The old one outlasted it but of course as you said, it only work for like 1 hour before it runs out of battery.
Do you want a metal back or wireless charging?
It seems like you might be using the term durable wrong. But I wholeheartedly agree about the right to repair!
Though I see your point, and I agree with you, I think you're mistaking longevity with durability. Things like increasing storage doesn't increase durability, nor longevity for that matter, that would mean time consumes storage or that your don't offload what you accumulate to a safer location, which might be more worrisome. Durability relates to materials, and to your point, they suck. Apple doesn't care about what would mean choosing more wearable materials, more brittle, sensitive to environmental factors, and design the products in a way that increases their exposure to damage, it seems it actually seeks them out sometimes.